I checked out books from my library, but I used the OverDrive app for them. I
did this on my iPhone… And will say that the overdrive app is a bit difficult
to get the hang of. Mostly, it is figuring out how to switch to the next page
and start continuous reading… I have not used it on my Kindle yet. I don't
believe that you need the overdrive app installed in order to download books
from your library, but I maybe wrong in this.
What I gathered from her message was that you use it to download your books but
then you can choose which file format to use using it… Then that would let you
choose a Kindle format to use the Kindle app to read them?
If my rambling did not knock anything loose in your head so that you got a
clue from this I'm sorry… I just got home from work out and my brain has not
caught up with me yet.
Melissa
Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 30, 2017, at 5:34 AM, Michael Busboom <mbusboom@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello Barbie,
Please accept my apologies for not getting back to you sooner. I simply
missed your message in my inbasket.
So here’s another question: Why am I being told that I need to have Overdrive
installed when reading is accomplished through the Kindle app? Thanks for
your patience and indulgence!
Mike
On 24 Aug 2017, at 21:35, Barbie Stahl <barbiedoll779@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Yes, the overdrive app is accessible, for checking out or borrowing books
and for listening to audio books, but not for reading e-books. You either
can't read anything or you can just read the first page and cannot advance
to the next one. "instead you read the books in your kindle reading app.
When you check out the kindle books, they will appear in your kindle app and
you download and read them there. they will expire when the borrowing time
is up. I don't think the book actually disappears, but you can't actually
read it again until you check it out again.
Feel free to let me know if you have any problems, and I will try to hel
you resolve them.
On Aug 24, 2017, at 5:35 AM, Michael Busboom <mbusboom@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Thank you very much; this is all helpful.
I guess the only thing I need to learn more about is the Overdrive app. Is
it necessary to have the Overdrive App running while I read Kindle
offerings from the library? And if this is true, how accessible is that
app? I am guessing that it is accessible enough, since Barbie is using it.
:-)
Thanks a million,
Mike
On 23 Aug 2017, at 18:04, William Brandes <williambrandes@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi. Barbie is correct. The Kindle book app on the Fire will not read
epub files. But, the Kindle book app will read Kindle, mobi and text.
Note that if you use codex, that program will convert epub into Kindle
and read fine on the Fire! Thanks Carol for pointing this out.
There are also apps that you can install on the Fire to read epub
files. But, I don't bother. Just stick with Kindle book files that
work as promised.
Stay well ... William
On 8/23/17, Barbie Stahl <barbiedoll779@xxxxxxx> wrote:
I have done this before. I only borrow e-books that are available in a
kindle format. You choose to download the kindle version and you should be
able to read the book just fine. I have never gotten the epub e-books to
work on my fire tablet. I tried converting this type of e-book into an
accessible format, and it didn't work. I also downloaded my library's
electronic content app, and I couldn't read the epub e-books either. So
unless someone else knows how to read these types of books and gives
instructions, I would stick to the e-books that the library offers in a
kendle format. You just open thebook information in your library app like
overdrive, and double tap on format or formats and you can see what
formats
are available for that particular book.
